All the sudden, everybody's PHISH!

**JonZ** · Jul-12-2012, 4:02pm

Originally Posted by Marty Henrickson

Balance is nice.

Not when there's too much of it.

**Marty Henrickson** · Jul-12-2012, 5:06pm

Originally Posted by JonZ

Not when there's too much of it.

...or too little!

**mandroid** · Jul-12-2012, 7:03pm

Hmm, only so much room on a CD, but live you can play until the next group
starts hauling it's amps & stuff on stage.. ?

**JonZ** · Jul-13-2012, 10:49am

For me, it is not a matter of "to jam or not to jam", but how.

Is there still a "story" being told? The longer a jam goes on, the more difficult it is to create something that has an interesting, cohesive structure.

Is there interplay between the musicians, or just backing and solo?

Please note the use of "For me" at the start of this post, and have a good day.

**imleath** · Jul-16-2012, 1:56am

Originally Posted by mandroid

Hmm, only so much room on a CD, but live you can play until the next group
starts hauling it's amps & stuff on stage.. ?

*random irrelevant passage in forum jam session*

There's another option. Be like Phish and play with no other acts. Play until curfew every night.

**JeffD** · Jul-16-2012, 12:22pm

Originally Posted by JonZ

Is there still a "story" being told? The longer a jam goes on, the more difficult it is to create something that has an interesting, cohesive structure.
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I think you are correct. It gets a bit like reading James Joyce, the sentence gets so long and you lose your place so many times, but you solier on because everyone seems to believe there is something meaningful going on.

**Marty Henrickson** · Jul-19-2012, 1:29pm

I just saw that amazon mp3 has the entire Phish catalog for $2.99 each, so I'm thinking about picking up one or two. Can any of you Phishheads make a recommendation? I think I already have "Farmhouse" somewhere in my stacks....

I would especially enjoy any acoustic content, but I'd like to hear their best stuff. Thanks.

**Mandomax** · Jul-19-2012, 2:17pm

I recommend going to sugarmegs.org and going to the band page, selecting "ph" and listening to any show from the mid-90s. Trey was spitting straight fire throughout, and capable of blowing minds on a song-by-song basis. 6/22/94 and 12/6/97 are smoking shows. As far as albums go, check out the first few- Junta, Rift, and Picture of Nectar. Strong songs and strong playing. but I think Phish falls into the licorice category- not everybody likes licorice, but the ones who do, REALLY like licorice.
best,
Max